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The Basketball Diaries

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
124K
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Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)
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A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

  • Director
    • Scott Kalvert
  • Writers
    • Jim Carroll
    • Bryan Goluboff
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Lorraine Bracco
    • Marilyn Sokol
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    124K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,262
    926
    • Director
      • Scott Kalvert
    • Writers
      • Jim Carroll
      • Bryan Goluboff
    • Stars
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • Lorraine Bracco
      • Marilyn Sokol
    • 215User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Jim Carroll
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Jim's Mother
    Marilyn Sokol
    Marilyn Sokol
    • Chanting Woman
    James Madio
    James Madio
    • Pedro
    Patrick McGaw
    Patrick McGaw
    • Neutron
    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Mickey
    Roy Cooper
    Roy Cooper
    • Father McNulty
    Vincent Pastore
    Vincent Pastore
    • Construction Worker
    • (as Vinnie Pastore)
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Swifty
    Jimmy Papiris
    • Iggy
    Nick Gaetani
    • Referee #1
    Alexander Chaplin
    Alexander Chaplin
    • Bobo
    • (as Alexander Gaberman)
    Ben Jorgensen
    Ben Jorgensen
    • Tommy
    Josh Mostel
    Josh Mostel
    • Counterman
    Juliette Lewis
    Juliette Lewis
    • Diane Moody
    Michael Imperioli
    Michael Imperioli
    • Bobby
    Akiko Ashley
    Akiko Ashley
    • Stripper
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Reggie
    • Director
      • Scott Kalvert
    • Writers
      • Jim Carroll
      • Bryan Goluboff
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    • Trivia
      Jim Carroll: Writer and subject of the movie, the guy Jim talks to in the underground drug den.
    • Goofs
      After Jim rejects Swifty's advance and shoves him to the wall, the amount and position of the blood on Swifty's face changes in subsequent shots.
    • Quotes

      Jim Carroll: You're growing up. And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth. And it's good that there is rain. It clears the month of your sorry rainbow expressions, and it clears the streets of the silent armies... so we can dance.

    • Alternate versions
      Uncut for UK cinemas, it was previously cut by 47 seconds by the distributor. The cuts were to the dream sequence where kids are shot in school, which was removed by the distributor in response to the Dunblane massacre. Passed uncut with an 18 rating in 2000.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Kiss of Death/Jury Duty/Stuart Saves His Family/The Basketball Diaries/The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Catholic Boy
      Written by Jim Carroll
      Performed by Jim Carroll with Pearl Jam
      Pearl Jam appears courtesy of Epic Records

    User reviews215

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    10/10

    Best anti-drug movie I have ever seen

    This is a very good depressing movie. But, you can't make a good anti-drug movie without making it depressing. DiCaprio is brilliant. Arnie from What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Richard from The Beach, and Jim Carroll from the Basketball Diaries are about Leo's deepest characters. He is an excellent actor. The scenes that get you the most are the withdrawal scenes, and everytime he confronts his mother in the movie. This movie deserves a 10
    • ferreira0665
    • Jul 24, 2000
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    • What has been cut out of the British BBFC 18 release?

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Streets of New York
    • Filming locations
      • Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Island Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,381,087
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $765,335
      • Apr 23, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,402,438
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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